29th April 2025, 4:36 PM
Yeah I'd say Reddit mostly killed forums.
The convenience of having one account for millions of forums with consistent formats (subreddits) outweighs all of the downsides of reddit for most people.
That, and also Twitter. And also Discord, Mastodon, Telegram, ect. All of them are forum-likes with a more centralized, universal structure. The latter three has the advantage of having both forum-like features, but also acting as a live chat when needed.
The convenience of having one account for millions of forums with consistent formats (subreddits) outweighs all of the downsides of reddit for most people.
That, and also Twitter. And also Discord, Mastodon, Telegram, ect. All of them are forum-likes with a more centralized, universal structure. The latter three has the advantage of having both forum-like features, but also acting as a live chat when needed.
